What is Microsoft Azure Arc?
Manage your applications and services in multi-cloud environments. Azure Arc helps you make the most of the cloud by providing tools to develop and operate cloud-native apps on any platform.
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89 Likeliness to Recommend
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99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+92 Net Emotional Footprint
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Pros
- Reliable
- Helps Innovate
- Respectful
- Security Protects
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Cloud SLA Management Governance
Orchestration and Workflow Management
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Application Release Automation
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Microsoft Azure Arc Reviews
Suryanshu S.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2024
It is very fantastic and interesting product,
Likeliness to Recommend
What do you dislike most about this product?
Yet to find i did not get any dislike point yet
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
- Effective Service
Shubham A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Nov 2023
A Powerful Tool for Hybrid cloud Management
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Microsoft Azure Arc stands out from other similar products with its unparalleled ability to manage and govern hybrid and multi-cloud environments seamlessly and consistently.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Arc is its ability to simplify and streamline the management of hybrid and multi-cloud environments
What do you dislike most about this product?
The complexity of the onboarding process can be a major hurdle for organizations considering Azure Arc, as it requires specialized expertise and can be time-consuming
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
i will recommend this to cloud startup
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
Preye O.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jul 2025
Azure Arc: Powerful Hybrid Cloud Management
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Azure Arc from other similar products?
Based on hands-on use, Azure Arc offers true centralized management across on-premises, multi-cloud, and edge environments. All from the Azure Portal. Unlike other solutions that require separate interfaces, Azure Arc integrates deeply with Azure native tools like Defender for Cloud, Azure Policy, and Monitor, allowing us to apply unified governance, security baselines, and monitoring across our entire infrastructure. Its ability to onboard non-Azure machines and Kubernetes clusters and treat them as first-class Azure resources is a plus. We’ve seen improved compliance tracking, streamlined incident response, and reduced tool sprawl.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
From direct experience managing hybrid environments, my favorite aspect of Microsoft Azure Arc is its seamless onboarding of non-Azure servers and Kubernetes clusters and the ability to manage them as first-class Azure resources. This functionality has completely transformed how we handle hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure. With Azure Arc, we were able to onboard our on-premises Windows and Linux servers, as well as self hosted Kubernetes clusters, directly into the Azure control plane. Once onboarded, these resources appeared in the Azure Portal just like native Azure VMs and services, allowing us to assign Azure (RBAC).
What do you dislike most about this product?
What I dislike most about this product is the initial onboarding and agent deployment. This can be time consuming, especially in large or firewalled environments. Managing connectivity and installing agents across diverse systems without automation is challenging. Documentation for complex setups, like proxies or private networks is still somewhat fragmented, making troubleshooting harder. Kubernetes integration is powerful but has a steep learning curve, particularly when configuring GitOps and Defender for Cloud.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Drawing from experience, I would recommend for someone considering this product to start with a small pilot on key hybrid workloads to validate network readiness and test policy, RBAC, and agent deployment (ideally using automation such as PowerShell DSC or Azure Automation). Ensure you have a clear governance model, meet all network prerequisites, and plan for compliance and monitoring. Azure Arc delivers strong value, but success depends on careful planning and alignment across teams. When done right, it unifies management across cloud, on-prem, and edge.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
